Damn...that is along way down. There are a whole ton of other factors making this even more incredible, but I can't even imagine jumping in a long swimming pool and staying under for over 500 meters.

I think I had to do 25 meters for a top level swim qualification in the military and that was hard enough...well, mind you that was in near full gear. Might have been a little further than that, but not much.

Considering the Titanic is ~2+ miles deep, I'm wondering why they haven't already done so. We haven't come across something this big in a long time, I'd do whatever it takes to be the first to it.

Camera all the way. And you might want to edit that last part.

I wasn't implying that we've been down to the Titanic (I know it's only been cameras). I was just pointing out that they should have gotten down there 85m, a "measly" 300ft, 1/20th of a mile) by now! As mentioned throughout the thread they should be able to dive 80m without insane amounts of equipment. (I'm no diver so I don't know)

I wasn't implying that we've been down to the Titanic (I know it's only been cameras). I was just pointing out that they should have gotten down there 85m, a "measly" 300ft, 1/20th of a mile) by now! As mentioned throughout the thread they should be able to dive 80m without insane amounts of equipment. (I'm no diver so I don't know)

Uhhh, wrong. Divers have not been to Titanic (AFAIK), but it gets visted very regularly by submarines. It has gotten to the point that the placards left behind by all the visitors are piling up like oxygen bottles on Mt Everest. I heard an interview with Ballard where he was going off about all of the souvenir taking that is going on, a lot of the bridge gear has been stolen, and there have been reports of actual bones being looted from the site as well.

P.S> I agree 100% that the "UFO" site is easy to get to - with average salvage dive gear or an ROV, so there is no reason for the mystery- other than to make money by this outfit that found the "disc" in the Baltic.Edited by Jagged_Steel - 1/31/12 at 1:35pm

I wasn't implying that we've been down to the Titanic (I know it's only been cameras). I was just pointing out that they should have gotten down there 85m, a "measly" 300ft, 1/20th of a mile) by now! As mentioned throughout the thread they should be able to dive 80m without insane amounts of equipment. (I'm no diver so I don't know)

Uhhh, wrong. Divers have not been to Titanic (AFAIK), but it gets visted very regularly by submarines. It has gotten to the point that the placards left behind by all the visitors are piling up like oxygen bottles on Mt Everest.